Top 5 Controversies of 2009

Talk about modern tennis and do not mention the word DRAMA. Sounds inconceivable...Doesn't it? Well, after the end of the 2009 tennis season, highlighted by a series of controversies, we find it important for the world to re-visit those stirring moments that left a mark on the Sport.

CONTROVERSY....! A word that draws more attention than the best things in life one could ever possibly imagine. We wonder, sometimes, whether there is any walk of life where there is any dearth of it. Throw in a pinch of the 'controversial spice' in your recipe and it will be good enough to even the most 'hard-to-please' connoisseurs of the world.

So what is it that makes us all so fond of it. Is it our constant need to have an opinion about anything and everything happening in the world. Sports arena is somehow one of controversy's favourite destinations. And when we talk about tennis, things take an extreme angle.

In terms of drama and excitement, both on court and off it, the year 2009 became a monumental season. Although, it was for more negative reasons than positive. Let's take a look at some of those stories which created quote a stir all year round -